Friday, October 23, 2026
17.3 C
Srinagar

ED arrests another accused in JKSSB SI exam paper leak case

 

Jammu:Nearly three weeks after arresting the alleged mastermind of the 2022 JKSSB Sub-inspector recruitment exam paper leak, the Enforcement Directorate has nabbed another absconding accused and secured a five-day custody of him from a special court here, officials said on Thursday.

Anil Kumar, 31, a resident of Lahroda in Mahendragarh district of Haryana, was arrested by the ED-Jammu on Wednesday under criminal sections of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) and was produced in the court of special judge, anti-corruption (CBI cases), in Jammu this morning, officials said.

On June 24, the ED arrested 43-year-old Haryana native Yatin Yadav, the alleged kingpin of the leak.

The Jammu and Kashmir Service Selection Board (JKSSB) sub-inspector recruitment exam was held on March 27, 2022 but the selected list of 1,200 candidates, along with 1,300 junior engineers and 1,000 finance account assistants. was cancelled by the administration in July following allegations of paper leak and malpractice.

The CBI, which was handed over the case, had filed a charge sheet against 33 accused, including Yadav, on November 12, 2022. The ED case stems from the CBI FIR.

Hot this week

Kashmir’s autumn tourism gets new attraction with Chrysanthemum Garden: Dir Masoom

‘3.5 lakh plants planted; bloom expected to continue until...

UAE Formally Nominates Lana Zaki Nusseibeh for United Nations Secretary-General

Abu Dhabi, October 22:  The United Arab Emirates has formally...

One Killed, Eight Injured in Attack on Saudi Arabia’s Dammam Airport as Regional Tensions Escalate

Dammam, Saudi Arabia | October 22 One person was killed...

Topics

Kashmir’s autumn tourism gets new attraction with Chrysanthemum Garden: Dir Masoom

‘3.5 lakh plants planted; bloom expected to continue until...

UAE Formally Nominates Lana Zaki Nusseibeh for United Nations Secretary-General

Abu Dhabi, October 22:  The United Arab Emirates has formally...

Major Cybersecurity Alert Forces Websites Worldwide

Governments and cybersecurity agencies in several countries have urged...

Your days are numbered, DGP Nalin Prabhat warns terror supporters

Vows to uproot terrorism and its support network; calls...

J&K Handicapped Association protests in Srinagar, seeks fulfilment of demands

Demands Disability Commissioner, hike in monthly pension, reservation for...
spot_img

Related Articles

Popular Categories

spot_imgspot_img